Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-11-30
PANIC In A HALL.
a TERRIBLE SCENE II DURHAE, NORTH
CAROLINA.
Crv Of Fire and Fatal Besults-Tho United
states Circuit Court Death
of an Old Citizen.
Especial telegram to the DIspatcal

ID
night. while n large crowd OF colored
people were in a hall at Durham hearing
o sermon by colored female preacher
named Hughes, q man rIshcd IN ana
gave frt-alarm. The scene was IN
describable. Men. women, aud children
rushed for the doors. The people were
in u frenzied mass on the stairway.
Ehrce men spraDG from the second-story
window on to the sidewalk, fell, and
bounded into the gutter; yet, strange to
say, 40 one Of them was hurt severely.
4 bow Jumped and wasiniured internally
The clothing was entirely stripped from
one woman in the mad scramble to get
outside. and she ran naked and scream
iDg down the street. When the steps
were cleared Louisa Chavis, Jennie Ste
phcns. and another Girl We're picked mp
with the breath literally trampled ont OF
them. Louisa ChGyis has SINCE died and
the other two are now in a critical con
dition. There was no cause for the
alarm and the panic. The fire was in a
building separated from the hall. It
was easily cxtinguishcd and # the fright
encd negro had not given the alarm no
harm would have been done.
IN the United States Circuit Court
here to-dav-judge Bond presiding
the civil docket was called Overland cases
SCI for hearing next week. Five indict-
mcnts for violation OF the intelual-rcye-
nue. laws were tried, and III each ver'
diet OF guilty was rendered. In three
cases the defendants were sentenced 10
imprisonment with fine OF SlUO. All
were from Granville county. The case
of Peter Lyman, for attempting to pass
counterfeit coin, was set for tomorrow.
Henry y. Coley, an old resident OF
this city, died to-day Of paralysis; aged
seventy. ie was a native OF Connectl-
cut, and for years published the North
Cacoliua almanac ut halcigh. lie vas
for several years State librarian.
An iuceniary fire ut Wilson burned
the Finch House, causing loss OF some
5000. There is 3, 800 insurance.
News was received to-day that the
Durham end of the Durham and Lynch
burg railway Will be located this week.
4 party Of six men were thrown "a dis
tance OF twenty feet at Wilmington by
the fall Of a scahOld at the new gas
works. al Of the party were injured,
AMI ore man. named Branch, had an
arm di,locatcd.
In the suburbs Of Durham Nicholas
Thompson was shot last night by per-
son in ambush. He received a severe
wound in the forehead.
The case which involves the question
whether North Carolina can levy tax
uuon travelling salesman comes up here
tomorrow aud viii be fully argued. The
States points Will be ably and clearly
presented by learned counsel. Judges
Bond end Seymour will both hear the
argument.
The railway known as the "Three
C's 80 is being very rapidly extended and
is proving OF special importance TO the
southwestern portion Of the State.
4 great many compliments are paid
Colonies 4. ). Buford and l.. ID. Starke
as members of the Virginia Legislature
bv papers in this State. Both gentle
mon are North Caroliuians, the former a
native of Dayie, the latter of Currituck
county. The NeWbcrne JoU,uW very
pleasantly says: "Colonel BuiOrd will
some day be Governor OF Virginia. "
There are few champions Of the
intenal-revenue laws in this State, but
tine vast minority of the people are IN
a'.crably opposed to the system and
most heartily endorse the action Of the
Democratic State Executive Committee
in demanding the absolute repeal Of
those laws. The portion of the press
which attacked the committee for this
action Is getting the benefit of some
particularly plain talk just now.
The culture OF peanuts In large quantl-
ties in this section has been unknown
until the past two seasons, but it is dis
covered that they yield well and are a
paving crop. Several persons now raise
Them on an extensive scale. They yield
about forty bushels per acre, worth $50,
and the vines are worth fully $40 per
acre. At that rate they pay better than
cotton. 10 is another proof Of the
adaptability of this section to varied
crops. On one farm bright tobacco Of
high quality and peanuts are grown.
The commissioners of Craven county
have ordered an election on the question
Of $4,000 subscription to the East
| Carolina Land and Lumber Company,
which proposes TO build a railway line
into Onslow county. \ newregistration
has been ordered. The people appear
to take much interest in the project.
Durham is anxious TO have the railway
which now stops at Springhope, Nash
county, extended 10 TINT enterprising
little city, aud, it is said. will next month
vote a subscription in aid of such an eX-
tension. This Is the road which Raleigh
4 businessmen are specially DESTROYS of
seeing extended to this city. OF course
there is always keen rivalry between
Raleigh and Durham, and the efforts Of
people at one place always spur up those
in the other.
Great numbers Of ministers passed
through here yesterday and to-day on
their way to the Methodist Conference at
Fayetteville. The conference will be
called to order tomorrow morning by
Bishop Joseph s. Key, OF Rome, Ga,
who win preside. he arrived ct Fayette-
vile yesterday. He spent much time
in North Carolina last summer, and is
particularly impressed with the State.
Afertilizer-iactory has been established
at Newberne and is making twenty tons
daily of manipulated guanos. 1t will
find a special market in the extensive
truck farms of that section.
The Richmond fre-alarm telegraph
system was shown to-day here to the
mayor, aldermen, and five commissioners.
4 true bill has been found by the
grand jury of Beaufort county against
MIR. ". A. Potts and Mrs. Paul Lincke
for the murder of the husband of>the
latter. The crime was committed near
Aurora last June. Lincke was shot as he
lay in bed in his house. Potts is dis
solute young fellow, and it was the gem
cral belief that he had been improperly
intimate with Mrs. Lincke. Mrs. Lincke
was some time ago released from jail
on bail in $1,000, but recently suuren-
dered herself and is now in jail. Her
maiden name was Renfrow, and she is
from Jones county.
ANARCHIST HARANGUE.